How The Stock Market Defied Expectations Again This Year, By The Numbers

Associated Press, Chicago Tribune: Business
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 5:23am

NEW YORK — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing.

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